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enCatholic San Francisco Covers Br. Ronald's Appointment as Interim President for Sacred Heart Cathedral Prephttp://www.stmarys-ca.edu/catholic-san-francisco-covers-br-ronalds-appointment-as-interim-president-for-sacred-heart-cathedral
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<div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span id="styles-0-0" class="styles file-styles medium"> <img class="media-image no-caption" style="float: left; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;;" id="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/CSF-logo.jpg?itok=vnlMTdza" alt="Catholic San Francisco logo" title="Credit: Catholic San Francisco logo" /></span>Catholic San Francisco, the newspaper for the city's Archdiocese, reports on Brother Ronald Gallagher's appointment as the interim president for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory High School. Gallagher, who led Saint Mary's as the College's president for eight and half years, began the assignment on August 1st. He'll serve at the school over the upcoming academic year while a national search for a permanent replacement is underway. <a href="http://www.catholic-sf.org/ns.php?newsid=22&amp;id=62615">Read the CSF article</a>.</p>
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Sat, 02 Aug 2014 16:17:42 +0000Mike McAlpin135451 at http://www.stmarys-ca.eduBrother Ronald Gallagher Named Interim President of Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatoryhttp://www.stmarys-ca.edu/brother-ronald-gallagher-named-interim-president-of-sacred-heart-cathedral-preparatory
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<div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span id="styles-87-0" class="styles file-styles medium"> <img class="media-image no-caption" style="float: left; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;;" id="1" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/DSC_0022-no-glare-cropped-%28PS%29.jpg?itok=QdRNQRls" alt="Brother Ronald Gallagher, FSC, Ph.D." title="Credit: Saint Mary's" /></span>Brother Ronald Gallagher, FSC, Ph.D., has been appointed as the interim President for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (SHC), a Roman Catholic high school that enrolls young men and women in grades 9 through 12 in San Francisco. Gallagher, who led Saint Mary’s as the College’s president for eight and a half years, will guide the high school on a one-year basis, while a national search is conducted for a permanent leader for SHC.</p>
<p>Gallagher’s appointment, which begins on August 1, 2014 was approved by Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone, as SHC is part of the San Francisco Archdiocese, and jointly announced on July 11 by Brother Donald Johanson, Visitor of the District of San Francisco New Orleans and Sister Marjory Ann Baez, DC, Visitatrix for the Daughters of Charity, Province of the West.</p>
<p>Brother Ronald said he is proud to serve as the interim president of SHC, adding, "Sacred Heart Cathedral is an outstanding school. I look forward to working with the entire SHC community in furthering the Lasallian Vincentian mission in San Francisco.”</p>
<p>After serving as SHC's president for 15 years, John Scudder, Jr., who is also a Saint Mary’s alumnus from the class of 1977, will assist Brother Ronald in the area of institutional advancement during the 2014-15 academic year and the transition to a new president for the high school.</p>
<p>Noting his experience as a Lasallian educator and accomplished administrator in higher education, Sister Marjory Ann and Brother Donald shared their enthusiasm about Gallagher’s new role at SHC, "We are extremely grateful to both Brother Ronald Gallagher and John Scudder for their generous acceptance of these responsibilities as we continue to serve the students and families who make up the SHC community. We have confidence that with this leadership team and God’s grace, SHC will continue to be an exemplary expression of our Catholic, Vincentian and Lasallian mission."</p>
<p>SHC is part of the Archdiocese of San Francisco Department of Catholic Schools and is sponsored by the De La Sallle Christian Brothers and the Daughters of Charity. Established in 1633 by Saint Vicent de Paul and Saint Louise de Marillac, D.C., the Daughters of Charity is a Catholic order of women dedicated to serving the "poorest of the poor." San Francisco's first Catholic co-educational high school, SHC was formed in 1987 when Sacred Heart School for boys (founded in 1874) under the direction of the Christian Brothers merged with Cathedral High School for girls (founded in 1852) under the auspices of the Daughters of Charity. </p>
<p>Sacred Heart Cathedral is also one the top Catholic high schools whose seniors select Saint Mary's as their choice for higer education, with about 240 SHC students attending the College over the past 15 years.</p>
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Sat, 12 Jul 2014 18:11:37 +0000Mike McAlpin134376 at http://www.stmarys-ca.eduBay Area News Outlets Report on Brother Ronald's Decision to Step Down as SMC Presidenthttp://www.stmarys-ca.edu/bay-area-news-outlets-report-on-brother-ronalds-decision-to-step-down-as-smc-president
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<div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times and KTVU-TV reported on the decision by <a href="http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/president">Brother Ronald Gallagher </a>to step down as president of Saint Mary's at the end of his term in June 2013 and return to the classroom. Before assuming the college presidency, Brother Ronald had been a member of the English Department since 1984. Brother Ronald's teaching specialties include 19th and 20th Century Anglo-Irish Literature, the modern novel, and the history and culture of Ireland. In recent years, he has led several groups of students on tours of the historical and cultural sites of Ireland during the College's January Term.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/an-important-announcement-regarding-brother-ronald-gallagher-fsc">Read the letter to the SMC community announcing Brother Ronald's decision to step down as president.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/education/ci_20885564/saint-marys-college-president-step-down?source=rss">Read the San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times story</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VodV6rqiVzk">Watch the KTVU-TV News report.</a></p>
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Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:17:03 +0000Mike McAlpin15604 at http://www.stmarys-ca.eduGlobal Economic Crisis Impacts Collegehttp://www.stmarys-ca.edu/global-economic-crisis-impacts-college
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<p><em>Brother President Ronald Gallagher</em></p>
<p>Along with all other higher education institutions, Saint Mary's has been responding to the plummeting stock market and mortgage meltdown by adjusting its budget to deal with losses in the College's endowment and downturns in projected tuition revenue.</p>
<p>The College's Budget Committee labored to develop a financial model that responded realistically to rapidly changing economic conditions and reflected institutional priorities spelled out by Brother President Ronald Gallagher enhancing academic excellence, maintaining affordability, increasing institutional efficiency, providing a high-quality student experience and keeping momentum in strategic planning and projects.</p>
<p>Even before it dealt with the 200910 budget, the Board of Trustees in October called for a temporary hiring freeze and a 2 percent cut in operating expenses.</p>
<p>In January, trustees responded to the economic strains on students and their families by adopting a 200910 financial plan that called for a 2 percent increase in the undergraduate tuition rate the lowest annual increase in more than four decades.</p>
<p>The budget anticipates a significant decline in operating revenue based on a projected 14 percent increase in student financial aid, a 15 percent decrease in new undergraduate student enrollment and a 30 percent decline in the value of the College's endowment.</p>
<p>The budget plan requires cost-cutting measures, including some cuts in adjunct faculty and staff positions, no annual salary increase for faculty and staff members, an 8 percent reduction in departments' operating budgets and cuts in contributions to employee retirement plans.</p>
<p>In announcing these difficult budget decisions to faculty and staff members, Brother Ronald expressed confidence that these steps would preserve the quality of the Saint Mary's experience for students and maintain momentum on key campus initiatives, such as facility improvements and enhancements to fundraising efforts. Brother Ronald said he remained "confident that our shared commitment to the mission of Saint Mary's and the students whose lives we change every day will point the way to a brighter future."</p>
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Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 +0000Chloe Doan7126 at http://www.stmarys-ca.eduOn Shepherds and Stewardshttp://www.stmarys-ca.edu/on-shepherds-and-stewards
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<p>In December, College leaders - Brother President Ronald Gallagher, Brother Stan Sobczyk, vice president of Advancement, and Ray Larkin, chairman of the board of trustees - came together with Executive Editor Barry Shiller to reflect on the year just ended, and how they see it directing a course for the future of the College. Excerpts from their conversation follow in the pages to come.</p>
<p><em>Shiller</em>: Looking back on the last year, has it been what you anticipated?</p>
<p><strong>BROTHER RON</strong>: I am now getting a much better idea of what we need to do and the challenges we face. This is a complicated institution! I have been pleasantly surprised by the warm reception I received throughout the Saint Mary's community - for example, at the reception in Sacramento last summer [see Saint Mary's Magazine, Winter 2005]. It impressed me to see the number of our alumni working at various levels of state and local government in positions of influence, and I think the alums were impressed with each other.</p>
<p><strong>LARKIN</strong>: What has pleased me the most has been to see the College return to its core values. For years, the College was focused on mending fences and fixing problems. Now, to see the outstanding freshman class, the resurgence in athletics; whatever we're doing, we're doing it right.</p>
<p><strong>BROTHER STAN</strong>: What's going to keep this place vital is to stay true to the mission and the emphasis on teaching. When alumni talk about the College, they are really talking about the teachers who inspired them. As De La Salle wrote, teachers should be guardian angels to the students, as good shepherds know their sheep. Just today, Brother Mel mentioned a 50-year-old student who felt that seminar had 'invigorated a part of his life that he didn't know he had.' One of the challenges for the College moving forward is to remember that half the student body is not 18 to 22 years old; graduate and non-traditional-age students make a major contribution to the vitality of the College.</p>
<p><strong>LARKIN</strong>: In the last year and a half, we've also spoken more about the declining number of Brothers. They are the heart and soul of what makes SMC unique; but we all understand that 20 years from now, there will be far fewer Brothers. Given that, how do we protect the underlying values of the College? Keeping alums involved and hiring faculty, staff, administrators, and coaches who understand the mission will become ever more important.</p>
<p><strong>BROTHER RON</strong>: That is a new challenge for the Brothers. Fifty years ago, there were around 40 Brothers teaching at Saint Mary's, and the College was much smaller. We didn't have to think about being the heart and soul of the mission; we just lived out our vocation. We now spend more time getting people invested in the mission. The College has done a wonderful job in this, particularly in the last 10 years, with Carole Swain's efforts to invite people into what we call the Lasallian formation process [see Saint Mary's Magazine, Fall 2005].</p>
<p><strong>BROTHER STAN</strong>: The thing that strikes me about the mission is that we have a responsibility of stewardship, not just for the mission and the Institute, but to our donors. One of the ways to ensure that trust is to consistently turn on students who go on to lead ethical lives, based on the principles and values they learned here. It's what happens to students after graduation that is the ultimate test of a Saint Mary's education.</p>
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<p><em>Shiller</em>: What are the strategic priorities for the next several years?</p>
<p><strong>BROTHER RON</strong>: When the College celebrates its sesquicentennial anniversary eight years from now, we would like to see a number of major projects completed, including the new School of Education building and new recreation facilities. On the short term, we've slated improvements to Oliver Hall and air-conditioning for classroom buildings for next summer, and we're looking at opening a short-term recreational center in some of our space in Rheem. As for academic planning, examining the curriculum is an important issue before the faculty right now. We also need to make better and wider use of our various institutes, like the Bishop Cummins Institute for Catholic Thought, Culture and Action, and develop others. We need to find the resources to endow and enhance these and other educational programs. This spring, we will initiate a strategic planning process to identify other priorities.</p>
<p><em>Shiller</em>: How can the College's alumni and friends contribute to meeting the College's strategic objectives?</p>
<p><strong>BROTHER STAN</strong>: Students always come first. More than 20 percent of our students are on Cal Grants, so the question becomes: How do we keep Saint Mary's affordable and accessible? A few weeks ago, donors and scholarship recipients came together at a luncheon, and one student got up and said, 'I am one of seven children, and I couldn't have come to Saint Mary's if it hadn't been for the person sitting at that table. When I am his age, I will contribute to Saint Mary's to help a student stand up here and get the education that I got.' That is what Saint Mary's is about.</p>
<p><strong>LARKIN</strong>: We have trustees who could barely afford to come here as undergraduates who have become very successful and now are eager to give back to the school. Recognize what you have taken away from the College and express gratitude by writing a check to the annual fund. And stay in touch - come see a basketball game, or baseball, or women's soccer. For the long term, we need help to build the endowment, to give us the freedom to stay focused on our core values.</p>
<p><strong>BROTHER STAN</strong>: It is not just the matter of giving back to the College. The College can also offer advantages to alumni: networking possibilities, connecting with other people professionally and socially. The Jerome online community is one way to do that, and we need to expand into chat rooms and the like. I recently met an alum in Chicago who followed basketball statistics on our Web site more closely than most people on campus. That demonstrates how technology can help us connect people with the College.</p>
<p><em>Shiller</em>: Imagine you are looking back on your term of service after 10 years or so. What would you like to say happened here?</p>
<p><strong>BROTHER STAN</strong>: I would love to say that we, as a community, were able to have the resources to help economically disadvantaged kids get a quality SMC education and better their lot and that of their families. Because of my own personal background and training, I would also love to see our School of Education turning out first-rate teachers at the elementary, secondary, and even collegiate level who become the guarantors of the Lasallian tradition. After 40-plus years as a Christian Brother, to have our College continue to educate the poor and prepare outstanding teachers, would certainly make my life worthwhile.</p>
<p><strong>LARKIN</strong>: I'd like to see that the mission of the College was not only preserved but enhanced, by the leadership, by the way we minister, teach, coach, and learn. In the short term, I would like to look back four years from now and say we got the new rec center built. That is one of the key things that our students lack, and, like it or not, it's a reason why kids will decide to go here or not.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0pt;"><strong>BROTHER RON</strong>: What I would like to see is that you could walk on this campus and see the core traditions being lived out. I would like to see that we are publicly recognized as a superb institution. I'd also like to see first-rate facilities across the board (some of the residence halls are 75 years old), and activities that look at important issues, such as the events this fall around the "Inherit the Wind" performance and the symposium on Saint Mary, women's spirituality, and the arts. Most importantly, I would like to see our endowment triple so that students who can't afford it can come here, our programs are endowed for research and upkeep, and the intellectual and social and creative activity that ought to be going on at a place like this is ensured for the future.</p>
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